and in the three southernmost provinces of the country they constitute a majority
SARASSAWADEE ONGSAKUL is Associate Professor in the Department of History
Written by a former senior Lao official in international cooperation
His recent works include Ecology and Practical Technology: Peasant Farming Systems in Thailand (White Lotus
It is through this lens that Sarasin Viraphol scrutinizes the momentous role of the Chinese both in Siam’s overseas trade and its domestic economy
Living in a Globalized World: Ethnic Minorities in the Greater Mekong Subregion Literature and in the three southernmostEdited by Don McCaskill, Prasit Leepreecha, and He Shaoying Indigenous peoples in Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, and Yunnan (in China) live in a region of massive change, fuelled by the rise of China, the end of war or sanctions, open door policies, and regional integration. Policies aimed at minorities or developing upland areas, as well as transformations wrought by migration, highways, hydropower, the Internet and other media, and tourism are all